McGuffey's first eclectic reader

M^CUFFEYS

FIRST
ECLECTIC

READER

REVISED
EDITION

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MCQUFFEY'S

FIRST

ECLECTIC READER.

REVISED /•:/>/ 1'/'»\

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SUGGESTIONS TO TEACHERS.

This FIRST KEADER may be used in teaching reading by any of
the methods in common use; but it is especially adapted to the
Phonic Method, the Word Method, or a combination of the two.

L PHONIC METHOD. — First teach the elementary sounds and
their representatives, the letters marked with diacriticals, as they
occur in the lessons ; then, the formation of words by the combi-
nation of these sounds. For instance, teach the pupil to identify
the characters a, 6, n, d, g, r, and th, in Lesson I, as the repre-
sentatives of certain elementary sounds ; then, teach him to form
words by their combination, and to identify them at sight. Use
first the words at the head of the lesson, then other words, as,
nag, on, and, etc. Pursue a similar course in teaching the succeed-
ing lessons. Having read a few lessons in this manner, begin to
teach the names of the letters and the spelling of words, and re-
quire the groups, " a man," " the man," " a pen," " the pen," to be
read as a good reader would pronounce single words.

II. When one of the letters in the combinations ou or ow, is
marked in the words at the head of the reading exercises, the
other is silent. If neither is marked, the two letters represent a
diphthong. All other unmarked vowels in the vocabularies, when
in combination, are silent letters. In slate or blackboard woik,
the silent letters may be canceled.

III. WORD METHOD. — Teach the pupil to identify at sight the
words placed at the head of the reading exercises, and to read
these exercises without hesitation. Having read a few lessons,
begin to teach the names of the letters and the spelling of words.

IV. WORD METHOD AND PHONIC METHOD COMBINED. — Teach the
pupil to identify words and read sentences, as above. Having
read a few lessons in this manner, begin to use the Phonic Method,
combining it with the Word Method, by first teaching the words
in each lesson as words; then, the elementary sounds, the names
of the letters, and spelling.

V. Teach the pupil to use script Utters in writing, when teach-
ing the names of the letters and the spelling of words.

Copyright, 1ST!), by VAN ANT\VKIU>, BRAGG &Co.
Copyright, 1896, by AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY.
Copyright, 1907 and 1920, by H. H. VAIL.

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IVLcGUKFEY'S

FIRST READER,

LESSON I.

clou.

tiie

o

a 6

n d

ran

t

The dog.

ri1

The

ran.

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ECLECTIC SERIES.

LESSON II.

eat

mat
t

m

on

The cat.

The mat.

Is the cat on the mat?
The cat is on the mat.

/•YA'.ST READER.

LESSON III.

It

a

The

his

w

111

I MM I

has

hand

in;in

e

Thr man lias a pen.

Is the | M»n in his hand?

It is in his hand.

ECLECTIC SERIES.

LESSON IV.

big

run
f b

from

w

x u

can

A fat hen.

A big rat.

The fat hen is on the box.
The rat ran from the box.
Can the hen run?

FIRST READER.

11

LESSON V.

>y

-

•X

A

<-;ilrli

cn

1

-

(1«in Ann

gee Ann!
h;is the hnt.
catch

12

ECLECTIC SERIES.

LESSON VI.

she
let

pat
me

sh

too

now

00

ow

1

Ann can catch Rab.
See! She has the hat.
Now Ann can pat Rab.
Let me pat Rab, too.

LESSON VII.

Ned
ftd

nest

black
them

left
get

FIRST HEADER.

13

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11

;i black lien

tl

ie

\\

Ned lias fed tlir lien.

She is ;i hl;ick lirn.

She h;is left tile nest.

See the eirirs in the IH'st!
\\'ill tile hen let Ne<| ^

«

them?

14

ECLECTIC SERIES.

LESSON VIII.

head
eome

he
with
6

Nat
and

Let me get the black hat.
Now Ned has it on his head,
and he is a big man.

Come, Nat, see the big man
with his black hat.

FIRST READER. 16

LESSON IX. REVIEW.

pat catch ha- left

hat can hlack <•<,•, rs

Ral> Ann fed «ret

Ned is on the box. He has
a pen in his hand. A bii: rat-
is in the box. ('an the doir

D

catcli the rat?

('oiiH^ \\it\\ inc. Ann. and see
the man with a black hat on
his head.

The fat hen has left the n
Rim, Nat. and iret the cu'i:>.

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ECLECTIC SERIES.

LESSON X.

Nell

some

pan

him

yes

do

you

have

I

to

o

Do you see Nell?

Yes; she has a pan with some
eggs in it.

Let me have the pan and the
eggs, will you, Nell?

Has the black hen left the
nest?

I will now run to catch Rab.
Will you run, too?

READER.

17

LESSON XI.

If

0

wi

l

O ]>en! let me iret in. will

you?

Yes, if you will sit still.

Stand still, Jip, and let Ann
<ret in.

o

Now, l>en, hand me the whip.

(Jet Up, .lip!

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ECLECTIC SERIES.

LESSON XII.

Kit'ty

sweet

sin

just

han

then

son

pet

put

not

k g 9 a y ng u

Kitty has a nice pet. It cau
sing a sweet song.

She has just fed it.

She will now put it in the
cage, and hang the cage up.
Then the cat can not catch it.

/Y/.'.ST /,•/•;.! />/•;/,'.

19

LESSON XIII.

K./ 1 /I W >
it tv s

dr>ll
tli

think

spot

n

<r<>

Look at Tom and his doi>\
The doir has a Mack spot on
his hack. Do you think lie is
a »•<>< )d doii'V

Tom has a Mir top. too. It
is on the box with Kitty's doll.

20

ECLECTIC SERIES.

LESSON XIV.

sun

we

stop

for

her

\j
us

how

go

hot

pond
swim
duck

A

o

The sun is up. The man
has fed the black hen and the
fat duck.

Now the duck will swim in
the pond. The hen has run to
her nest.

FIRST READER. 21

Let us not stop at the pond
now, for it is hot.

See how still it is! We will
go to see Tom and his top.

LESSON XV.

John rock set j^mp

fun must mfiy uu'dor

skip bank but touch

O John! the sun has just
set. It is not hot, now.

Let us run and jump. I think
it is fun to run, and skip, and

jump.

See the duck on the pond!
Her nest is up on the bank,
under the rock.

We must not touch the nest,
but we mav look at it.

22 ECLECTIC SERIES.

LESSON XVI. REVIEW.

The sun has set, and the pond
is still.

John, Ned, Ben, Tom, and
Nell stand on the bank, and
look at the duck.

The dog with a black spot
on his back, is with Tom. See!
Tom has his hat in his hand.
He has left his big top on the
box.

Kitty's doll is on the rock.

Nell has put her pet in the
cage. It will sing a sweet song.
The duck has her nest under
the rock.

It is not hot now. Let us
run, and skip, and jump on the
bank. Do you not think it is
fun?

LESSON XVII.

'

iire inlv moss tins tub upsOt

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SI, \TI. WORK.

o/u, orb

^0

dru,

3liA/) cxxe^ oo/n,
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LESSON XVIII.

nut <lid shut sliall lost fox
men met strp into hunt mud

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true/ cUw IvumX a
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ECLECTIC SERIES.

LESSON XIX.

Kate

old

no

grass

dear

likes

be

drink

milk

€OW

out

gives

a

O Kate! the old cow is in the
pond: see her drink! Will she
not come out to get some grass?

No, John, she likes to be
in the pond. See how still she
stands !

The dear old cow gives us
sweet milk to drink.

FIX XT READER.

26

LESSON XX.

'

main nia

arms

both

a§

o
ride far

Prince trot

pa pa

barn

vour

Papa, will you let me ride
with vou on Prince? I will

•

sit still in your arms.

Sec. mamma! \Ye «'irr both
on Prince. How larire lie is!

( iet up. Prince! You are not
too tat to trot as far as the
barn.

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ECLECTIC SERIES.

LESSON XXI.

••••"•'.'I ' ' '•.;••• ;

6f(6v) that toss

well Fan'ny ball

wa§ pret'ty (prit-) done

fall

wall

what

a

a

O Fanny, what a pretty ball!
Yes; can you catch it, Ann?
Toss it to me, and see. I will
not let it fall.

That was well done.

/•VA'.v/1 READER.

27

Now. Famiv, toss it to the

•

top of the wall, if you can.

LESSON XXII.

had

\\ (Mil

nc;ir

ea

-\\ am

might

MN HILL'

Did you call us, mamma:

28 ECLECTIC SERIES.

I went with Tom to the pond.
I had my doll, and Tom had
his flag.

The fat duck swam to the
bank, and we fed her. Did you
think we might fall into the
pond?

We did not go too near, did
we, Tom?

May we go to the swing, now,
mamma?

LESSON XXIII.

nere

band

hear

Lorse

play

they

pass

where

front

fine

hope

eomes

A

e

Here comes the band! Shall
we call mamma and Fanny
to see it?

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Let us stand still, and hear
the men play as they pass.

I hope they will stop here
and play for us.

See the larire man in front
of the band, with his biir hat.
What has he in his hand? How
fine he looks!

Look. too. at the man on that
line horse.

If the men do not stop, let us
i*'o with them and see where
they »•(>.

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ECLECTIC SERIES.

LESSON XXIV.

Bess

tent
bed

hap'py

wood§

Robert

make
lit'tle
"one

eart

ver y

e/

draw

Bess and Robert are very hap-
py; papa and mamma have gone
to the woods with them.

Robert has a big tent and a

FIRST A- /:.!/> /•:/,-.

31

flair, and ]>ess lias a little bed

for her doll.

.lip is with them. Robert
make him draw I Jess and he
doll in the cart.

LESSON XXV.

Jame§

made
MI v

•/

sport
lap

d6ii'a

^aid (s8d)

Ma'ry

Li

av

spade

sand

Kate, will you play with

32 ECLECTIC SERIES.

said James. "We will dig in
the sand with this little spade.
That will be fine sport."

"Not now, James," said Kate;
"for I must make my doll's bed.
Get Mary to play with you."

James went to get Mary to
play with him. Then Kate
made the doll's bed.

She sang a song to her doll,
and the doll lay very still in
her lap.

Did the doll hear Kate sing?

LESSON XXVI.

its shade brook picks all
by help stone§ glad soft

Kate has left her doll in its
little bed, and has gone to play

/•y/.'.vy m-: A HER.

\vith Mary and James. Thev

^ *

are all in the shade, now, by
the brook.

James di^'s in the soft sand
with his spade, and Mary picks
up little stones and pills them
in her lap.

James and Mary arc irlad to
see Kate. She will help them
pick 11]) stones and diir. by the
little brook.

i.

34 ECLECTIC SERIES.

LESSON XXVII. REVIEW.

"What shall we do?" said
Fanny to John. "I do not like
to sit still. Shall we hunt for
eggs in the barn?'

"No," said John; "I like to
play on the grass. Will not
papa let us catch Prince, and
go to the big woods?

"We can put the tent in the
cart, and go to some nice spot
where the grass is soft and
sweet/'

"That will be fine/' said Fanny.
"I will get nay doll, and give her
a ride with us/'

"Yes," said John, "and we will
get mamma to go, too. She will
hang up a swing for us in the
Shade."

FIRST /.- /•;.!/> /•;/,'.

LESSON XXVIII.
1 -1

peep while f
take sleep i

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. ^ ' ^ <^7. ^-- I/jrv\i jflffi

tfx&^f. ^'-Tamfur- ~~

f '""

tuck >afe oh wet
chick can't feels

. . ,..

feet
\vm_ij

l \Ylicrr \\\\\(^ you
U'oiio. little chick? Arc you lost?
(1;m"t \ on u'ct hack to the hen?
Oh. here YOU are! I will take

•

YOU hack. Here, lien, take this

•

little chick under Your win-.

•

Now. chick, tuck \our little.

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ECLECTIC SERIES.

wet feet under you, and go to
sleep for a while.

Peep, peep! How safe the lit-
tle chick feels now!

LESSON XXIX.

wind

kite

flie§

time
high
why

there

eye§

day

fenge

bright

shme§

/••//,• .s7' READER. '•<

This is a fine day. The sun
shines bright. There is a good
wind, and my kite flics high.
I can just sec it.

The sun shines in niv eves:

• t

I will stand in the shade of this
high fence.

Why, here conies my dog! lie
was under the cart. Did yon
sec him there?

What a good time we have
had! Arc yon not glad that we
did not go to the woods with
John?

NLATR tVOICIi.

fvorvcL

vnlxr
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ECLECTIC SERIES.

LESSON XXX.

,,

wish
rope
give

o

dra

float
boat
pole
won't

tie
try
don't
oar

know
shore
push
fiin'ny

"Kate, I wish we had a boat
to put the dolls in. Don't you?"

"I know what we can do. We
can get the little tub, and tie a

rope to it, and draii1 it to the
pond. This will lloat witli the
dolls in it, and we can iret a
pole to push it from the shore.'
"What a funny boat, Kate!
A tub for a boat, and a pole
for an oar! Won't it upset V
"Wo can try it, Neil, and see.'
" Well, you tuiet the tub, and 1
will iret a polo and a rope. AYe
will put both dolls in the tub.
and "ivo them a ride.'

Sl.\ll. IVOHU.

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tlue/

a/nx

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ECLECTIC SERIES.

LESSON XXXI.

bound Rose called got

x •• o

drown found brave

Pon'to
a round7

jumped
brought

mouth
wa'ter

"Here, Ponto! Here, Ponto!"
Kate called to her dog. "Come,
and get the dolls out of the
pond."

T I;I:M>ER, 41

Bose went under, but she did
not drown. Bess was still on
the toj) of the water.

Ponto came with a bound
and jumped into the pond, lie
swam around, and irot Bess in
his mouth, and brought her to
the shore.

Ponto then found Rose, and
brought her out, too.

Kate said, ^(iood. old Ponto!
Brave old doi;1!"

» '

AVhat do you think of Ponto?

LESSON XXXII.

J

une

pure

.

A •

air

kind

Binff'ing

•

blue

wlicn

*_ ' 1 \ ^ 1 w 4 I '/ 1

^ < I \ ^ ^M /, /

.skv

pir'lll

a a

42

ECLECTIC SERIES.

What a bright June day!
The air is pure. The sky is
as blue as it can be.

Lucy and her mamma are in
the woods. They have found a
nice spot, where there is some
grass.

They sit in the shade of the
trees, and Lucy is singing.

FIRST /.'/•.'. 17) FT?. 43

The trees are not larire. hut
they make a pxxl shade.

Lucy's kind mamma says that
thev will liave a picnic when

*

lier ])a]>a can tirct a tent.

LESSON XXXIII. REVIEW.

.James and Jiohert have
into the sliade of a hi<rh wall to
play l>all.

Marv and Jjicv have come

« •

up from tin1 pond near hy, with
hrave old Tonto, to see them

play-
When they toss the hall up

in the air. and tr\ to catch

i

it, Ponto runs to tufet it in his
month.

Now the hall is lost. They
all look lor it under the1 trees

44 ECLECTIC SERIES.

and in the grass; but they can
riot see it. Where can it be?

See! Ponto has found it. Here
he conies with it. He will lay
it at little Lucy's feet, or put
it in her hand.

LESSON XXXIV.

boy our spoil hur rah'

own €oil noi§e fourth

such join thank a bout7

hoist pay Ju ly7 play'ing

oi

"Papa, may we have the big
flag ? ' said James.

."What can my little boy do
with such a big flag?"

"Hoist it on our tent, papa.
We are playing Fourth of July."

"Is that what all this noise

FIRST i:r.\t>F.rj.

is about? \Yliv not hoist vour

• «

own lln^s?'

"Oh! they are too little."
"You miirht spoil niv Hair/'

D . «

*• Then we will all join to
pay for it. lint we will not
spoil it. papa."

"Take it. then, and take the
coil of rope with it."

"Oh! thank you. Hurrah for
tiie Hair, hoys!"

46

ECLECTIC SERIES.

fm'ished

saved

LESSON XXXV.

bon'net

am

seam per

read'

lesion

w

hlte

r

ve

work

gar'den

THE WHITE KITTEN.

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FIRST READER.

47

LESSON XXXVI.

cure al'wavs line Frank

• —

row been(bin) keeps home

Frank lias a pretty boat. It
is white, witli a black line near
the water.

He keeps it in the pond, near

his home. He always takes ivnod

« < *

care of it.

Frank has been at work in
the "'anlen. and will now row a
while.

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ECLECTIC SERIES.

FIRST i;r,M>i-;iL -re

LESSON XXXVII.

much one (wun) yet hun'gry
seen grand'ma com would

o

•

"AYhat is that?" said Lucy,

as she came out on the steps.

"Oh, it is a little boat! \\hat
a pretty one it is!'

"1 will ulve it to you when

c_^ •

it is finished," said John, kindly.
"Would you like to have it?"

"Yes. very much, thank you,
John. Has irranduia seen it?'

"Xot yet; we will take it to
her by and by. \\hat haye you
in your pan, Lucy?'

"Some corn for my hens.
John; they mu>t be very him-

• •

<>TV by this time4.'

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ECLECTIC SERIES.

LESSON XXXVIII.

mar'ket bread

basket bought

meat

which

James has been to market
with his mamma.

She has bought some bread,
some meat, and some tea, which
are in the basket on her arm.

James is trying to tell his
mamma what he has seen in
the market.

FIRST I;I:M>ER.

51

LESSON XXXIX.

reads

could

fast

eas v

chair

so

wears

I A •
air

love

-ray

wno

"1

ass-

Sec my dear, old ^randma in
her casy-cliair! IIow ^ray her
hail- is! Sho AVCMIS glasses \\licii
sin1; reads.

She is ahvavs kind, and takes

•

such PMM! care nl' me that I like
to do what she tells me.

52 ECLECTIC SERIES.

When she says, "Robert, will
you get me a drink?' I run
as fast as I can to get it for
her. Then she says, "Thank
you, my boy."

Would you not love a dear,
good grandma, who is so kind?
And would you not do all you
could to please her?

LESSON XL.

doe§ won'der moth'er oth'er
bee hoi/ey listen flow'er

U0ome here, Lucy, and listen!
What is in this flower?"

"O mother! it is a bee. I
wonder how it came to be shut
up in the flower!"

"It went into the flower for

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some honey, and it may be it
went to sleep. Then the flower
shut it in.

"The bee likes honey as well
as we do, but it does not like
to be shut up in the flower.
'•Shall we let it out. Luey?"
"Yes: then it can ir<> to other
flowers, and u'et honey."

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ECLECTIC SERIES.

LESSON XLI.

best

A

or
hay

hitched
rid'ino;

o

drlv'ino-

their
live

should

/I •-'

!y

ear

Here come Frank and James
White. Do you know where
they live ?

Frank is riding a horse, and
James is driving one hitched to

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a cart. They arc out very early
in the day. HOAV happy they
are!

See how well Frank rides,
and how ti»'ht James holds the
lines!

The boys should be kind to
their horses. It is not best to
whip them.

When they have done riding,
they will irive the horses some
hay or corn.

SI.ATF WORK.

^

orru,

cto/uc9 ^OAAJ- (L ot>

Ou IjJjJjL QX)J\L . 3 J\Jb

cxyvru vn, \L.

56

ECLECTIC SERIES.

look'ing
heard

were

search

young

LESSON XLII.

thouht

loved

pickling
chirp

told
dear'ly

girl

children

be slcle§'

A little girl went in search
of flowers for her mother. It
was early in the day, and the
grass was wret. Sweet little birds
were singing all around her.

And what do you think she
found besides flowers? A nest
with young birds in it.

While she was looking at

57

them, she heard the mother
bird chirp, as if she said, "Do
not touch mv children, little i>'irl,

V «

for I love them dearly."

The little irirl now thought
how dearly her own mother
loved her.

So she left the birds. Then,
picking some flowers, she went
home, and told her mother what
she had seen and heard.

LESSON XLIII.

<M"'ht ;'ok Aft'er town

pA^t iili tick'et right

half two train dini;'

lightening
"Mamma, will \<>u go to town?'

••\\hat do you ask lor a ticket-
on vour train?

• i ••

58

ECLECTIC SERIES.

"Oh! we will give you a ticket,
mamma."

"About what time will you get
back?"

"At half past eight."

"Ah! that is after bedtime.
Is this the fast train?"

" Yes, this is the lightning train."

"Oh! that is too fast for me."

"What shall we get for you in
town, mamma?'

FIRST READER.

-

teach'er

"A hiir basket, with two o-ood
little children in it."

All riirht! Time is up! Din<r,

LESSON XLIV.

f / -/ \

k V(Ml ( (' VII )

noon

rude readying pool-

It is noon, and tlir school is
out. Do you scr the children

60 ECLECTIC SERIES.

at play? Some run and jump,
some play ball, and three little
girls play school under a tree.

What a big room for such a
small school !

Mary is the teacher. They all
have books in their hands, and
Fanny is reading.

They are all good girls, and
would not be rude even in play-
ing school.

Kate and Mary listen to Fan-
ny as she reads from her book.

What do you think she is
reading about? I will tell you.
It is about a poor little boy
who was lost in the woods.

When Fanny has finished, the
three girls will go home.

In a little while, too, the boys
will give up their playing.

'.s/' READER.

bl

LESSON XLV.

ap'ple

down
wants

upSn'

mrw
new

eallg
flew

&ck'

erce

sil'ly

i

knew

;is ;i nc\\' pet. I )o vou
• •

know \\li;it kind <>!' bird it is?
LUCY r;dls licr I'ollv.

V '

Polly can say ," Poor roll! Poor

62 ECLECTIC SERIES.

Poll! Polly wants a cracker;"
and she can mew like a cat.

But Polly and the cat are not
good friends. One day Polly flew
down, and lit upon the cat's
back when she was asleep.

I think she knew the cat
would not like that, and she
did it to tease her.

When Lucy pets the cat, Polly
flies up into the old apple tree,
and will not come when she
calls her. Then Lucy says, "What
a silly bird ! '

LESSON XLVI. REVIEW.

"Well, children, did you have
a nice time in the woods?"

"Oh yes, mother, such a good
time! See what sweet flowers

FIRST READER.

we found, and what soft moss.
The best flowers are for grand-
ma. AYon't they please her?''

''Yes; and it will please grand-
ma, to know that you thought of
her."

"I?ab was such a
good dog. mother.

% fl

\\'e left him under the biir tree

i

by the brook, to take care of
the dolls and the basket.

"\Yhen we came baek, thev

i

were all safe. No oii(k eould
gcit them while Rab was there.

64 ECLECTIC SERIES.

We gave him some of the crack-
ers from the basket.

"O mother, how the birds did
sing in the woods!

"Fanny said she would like to
be a bird, and have a nest in a
tree. But I think she would
want to come home to sleep."

"If she were a bird, her nest
would be her home. But what
would mother do, I wonder, with-
out her little Fanny?'

LESSON XLVII.

beach shelly the§e seat

wave§ go'ino- ev'er sea

watch e'ven ing la'zy side

These boys and girls live near
the sea. They have been to the

FIRST READER.

beach. It is now evening, and

thev are iroinir home.

• i i

.John. \\lio sits on the front
sent, found sonic pretty shells.

Tliev are in the basket by his
• •

side.

Men \Yhite is driN-in^1. He
holds th(k lines in one hand, and
his whip in the other.

66 ECLECTIC SERIES.

Kobert has his hat in his
hand, and is looking at the
horses. He thinks they are very
lazy; they do not trot fast.

The children are not far from
home. In a little while the sun
will set, and it will be bedtime.

Have you ever been at the
seaside? Is it not good sport
to watch the big waves, and to
play on the wet sand?

LESSON XLVIII.

0

log qul'et proud pulled

fish stump riv'er fa'tlier

One evening Frank's father
said to him, "Frank, would you
like to go with me to catch
some fish?'

67

Yes; may I go? and with you,
father?"

"Yes. PYank. witli me."

"Oil, ho\y (irlad I am!'

Here they are. on the bank of

%/

si river. I*1 rank has just pulled a
fine fish out of the \yater. IIo\y
proud he feels!

Sec \\liat a nice, (juiet spot
the\ have found. I'Yank has

•

tlie stump of a hi^1 tree for his

68 ECLECTIC SERIES.

seat, and his father sits on a log
near by. They like the sport.

LESSON XLIX.

rain outride often pit'ter

say wm'dow sound pat'ter
drops sometimes on'ly mu/§i€

SLATE WORK.

wtm/fxL
A/ou/ru
c/orru,

Qmxi wfwn,
uillj^

tlumJe/

? c9 c^i/n,

. c5 atj2^\, t/fum/fe

aX
a/rui A(rmjeiA/Knjey6 c5 do-

FIRST READER. »'>'.'

3 lib tuttta A^umxi/bofi/) on/f/u- AO/I/K

' ' "VN «

rtt,

orb

cx^/nX o^m^ |vto/\> orb

LESSON L.

sled throw wii/tor liurt

i^e €ov/er Hen'ry next

skate ground m^r'ry -now

.

. / , i - . i / • / 1 . . i •/ •

sis ter Lauffil m<" hit in<»- pair

,— > ,-^ v -« i

I likr winter, when snow and
ice cover tlir ground. \\ liat I'm)
it is to throw snowballs, and to
skate on the ice!

See the boys and irirls! How
meirv they air! Henry has his

* • •

sled, and draws his little sister.
There they iro!

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ECLECTIC SERIES.

I think Henry is kind, for his
sister is too small to skate.

Look! Did you see that boy
fall down? But I see he is not
hurt, for he is laughing.

Some other boys have just
come to join in the sport. See
them put on their skates.

Henry says, that he hopes his
father will get a pair of skates
for his sister next winter.

/- READER.

71

LESSON LI.

a\v

1

lite'

means [§nt
speak sir
shake Fi'do
tricks teach

din'ner

El'len

bow wow

Fllen, do look ?it Fido! lie
sits ii]) in a chair, \\\\\\ i\\y hat
on. ]Io looks like a little bo\ :

•

but it is onlv I^ido.

*

Xo\v see him shake hands.
(iive ni(v your pa\v, Fido. How
do \on do, sir? \Yill von take

• •

dinner with us, Fido? Speak!

72

ECLECTIC SERIES.

Fido says, "Bowwow," which
means, "Thank you, I will."

Isn't Fido a good dog, Ellen?
He is always so polite.

When school is out, I will try
to teach him some other tricks.

LESSON Lll.

' •>. ;«»Jir-~ -?&>> A&y&r-s -3r

•'•K'JJ^Sr&y.c-T.-',* ij->lH>r^^

I ' j&frv:-3£v|j2''Hg^ --
' ."ffiW^.-:

puss
pain
stole
hid

Hat'tie
suffer

sor'ry

s6me/thino; eau^ht tried Nerro

"0 Hattie! I just saw a large

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rat in the shed; and old Nero
tried to catch it."

"Did he eateli it, Frank?"

"No, Nero did not; but the old
cat did."

"My cat?"

"No, it was the other one."

"Do tell mo how she »'ot it,
Frank. Did she run after it?"

"No, that was not the way.
Puss was hid on a biir box.
The rat stole out, and she
jumped at it and caught it/1

k>l'oor rat! It must have been
very hungry; it came out to <ret
something to eat."

"Wliv, Ilattie, YOU are not sor-
• •

ry puss <4'ot the rat, are you?'

"Xo, I can not say I am sorry
she u'ot it: but I do not like to
see even a rat sutler pain."

74 ECLECTIC SERIES.

LESSON LIN.

roll build grand'pa hard
foam ships hou§re§ long

sail break wdbd'en blow

Mary and Lucy have come
down to the beach with their
grandpa. They live in a town
near the sea.

Their grandpa likes to sit on
the large rock, and watch the
big ships as they sail far away
on the blue sea. Sometimes he
sits there all day long.

The little girls like to dig in
the sand, and pick up pretty
shells. They watch the waves
as they roll up on the beach,
and break into white foam.

They sometimes make little

FIRST /••/:. i />/•;/;.

75

houses of sand, and build walls
around them : and they diu1 wells
with their small wooden spades.
They have been picking up
shells lor their little sister. She
is too \oimir to eome to the

v ^-^

beach.

I think' all children like to

nlav bv the seaside when the
i « •

sun is briu'ht, and the wind does
not blow too hard.

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ECLECTIC SERIES.

LESSON LIV.

mas'ter

One day, Willie's father saw a
boy at the market with four lit-
tle white rabbits in a basket.

He thought these would be
nice pets for Willie ; so he asked
the lad how much he wanted
for his rabbits.

The boy said, "Only fifty cents,
sir."

FIRST READER. 77

Willie's father bought them,
and carried them home.

Ilerr you see the rabbits and
their littlo master. He has a
pen for them, and always shuts
them in it at night to keep them
safe.

Ho gives them bread and grass
to eat. They like grass, and Avill
take it from his hand. He lias
called in a little friend to see
them.

\Yillie is telling him about
their funnv wavs.

Nl, ITF. 1VOICK.

Axx/HnlA a/u, ah urfuZfc ab
blouch.amxL otAje/U)
-frta/cle,

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ECLECTIC SERIES.

LESSON LV.

Sf^wWl

bush eun'ning plage show

find bro'ken o'ver bring

a gain' (a gen') fas'ten (fas'n)

"Come here, Eose. Look down
into this bush."

"O Willie! a bird's nest! What

/•y/.-.sv HEADER. 79

cunning, little c<r<^s! May we
take' it, and show it to mother?'

"What would the old bird do,
Rose, if she should come back
and not find her nest?'

"Oh, we would brin^' it ri^'ht
back, Willie!"

"Yes; but we could not fasten
it in its place apiin. If the
wind should blow it over, the

e<;-<>'s Avould ^et broken."

LESSON LVI.

round dry bill worked
cla\\> Hit (iod

ullow does the bird make the
nest so strong, \Yillie?'

t

"The niothei- bii-d lias her bill
and her claws to work with, but

80 ECLECTIC SERIES.

she would not know how to
make the nest if God did not
teach her. Do you see what it
is made of?"

"Yes, Willie, I see some horse-
hairs and some dry grass. The
old bird must have worked hard
to find all the hairs, and make
them into such a pretty, round
nest."

"Shall we take the nest, Rose?"
"Oh no, Willie! Wje must not
take it; but we will come and
look at it again, some time."

SLATE WORK.

to- J^A
\AJUU ;to-

amxL

/VA'.v/' READER.

81

LESSON LVII.

a 20'

•

fly worm cnmih
off feed brown

things

• -

v

••• r

> \

"Willie, \\licn 1 was
the birds just n<>\v, a little
brown bird ilrw away with a
crumb iu its bill/'

i.

82 ECLECTIC SERIES.

"Where did it go, Rose?"

"I don't know; away off, some-
where."

"I can guess where, Rose.
Don't you know the nest we
saw some days ago? What do
you think is in it now?"

"O Willie, I know! Some lit-
tle brown birds. Let us go and
see them."

"All right; but we must not
go too near. There ! I just saw
the old bird fly out of the bush.
Stand here, Rose. Can you see?"

"Why, Willie, what ugly little
things! What big mouths they
have, and no feathers!"

"Keep still, Rose. Here comes
the old bird with a worm in her
bill. How hard she must work
to feed them all!"

F1J;.M /;/,. !/>/•; A'.

LESSON LVIII.

fall'inff i-omits woes \\\^\\

• * ' '

begun' Briefs star> tear

r^ ;— > -t

morn'infi Lord cadi i.»vs

~ •' .

OTb

;tfu/

cLo- cijTui all/

a/nxi
U/ru/n,

Cltl ij/cruA, j^n^ curui

Gou/nl/) ^a/Jk |aXLvrui
UJru/n, ^Lo- Wi/vru i/KnAy liit

84

ECLECTIC SERIES.

LESSON LIX.

whittle (whis'l)
pock'et wil'low

note

walk

lame

filled
eVer y
talking

dead
blew
eane

sick
lane
took

One day, when Mary was tak-
ing a walk down the lane, try-
ing to sing her doll to sleep,

/'///AT READER. *.=>

she met Frank, with his basket
and cane.

Frank was a poor, little, lame
boy. His father and mother
were dead. His dear, old <rrand-
ina took eare of him, and tried
to make him happy.

Fverv dav, Mary's mother lilled

V I I

Frank's basket with bread and
meat, and a little tea for his

grandma.

fc'IIow do you do, Frank?" said
Mary. "Don't make a noise: my
doll is iroinir to sleep. Jt is just
a little siek to-da\.

«

-Well, then, let us whistle it
to sleep." And I'Yank, taking a
\villo\V whistle out of his pocket,
blew a lonii' note.

« *

"Oh. how sweet!" cried Alarv.

•

let me try."

86 ECLECTIC SERIES.

LESSON LX.

turned fa^e eried low

almost soon more €ry

onge(wuns) be €au§e'

"Yes, Mary, I will give it to
you, because you are so good to
my grandma."

"Oh! thank you very much."
Mary blew and blew a long time.
"I can't make it whistle," said
she, almost ready to cry.

"Sometimes they will whistle,
and sometimes they won't," said
Frank. "Try again, Mary."

She tried once more, and the
whistle made a low, sweet sound.
"It whistles!" she cried.

In her joy, she had turned the
doll's face down, and its eyes

/•Y/.-.vy /.•/•:. i /</••/.'

shut tig'ht, ;is if it had gone to

sleep.

"There! ' cried I^rank, " I told
you the Avay to put a doll to

*• •

slcc]), is to \\liistlc to it/1

"So it is.' said Alarv. " I )r;ir,

i

little thiu^: it must bo put in
its bed now."

So they went into the house.

•

Frank's basket was soon tilled,
and he Mcnt home happy.

ECLECTIC SERIES.

LESSON LXI.

stood himself flap'ping first

twelve flapped walked flap

obey' bet'ter Chip'py food

stone before7 chick'eng kept

There was once a big, white

hen that had twelve little chick-
ens. They were very small, and

FIRST READER. 89

the old hen took good care of
them. She found food for them
in the daytime, and at night
kept them under her wings.
One dav, this old hen. took

*

her ehickens down to a small
brook. She thought the air
from the water would do them
good.

\\hen they got to the brook,
they walked on the bank a lit-
tle while. It was very pretty
on the other side of the brook,
and the old hen thought she

<

would take her children over
there.

There WMS a large stone in
the brook: she thought it would

•

be easy for them to jump to
that stone, and from it to the
other side.

90 ECLECTIC SERIES.

So she jumped to the stone,
and told the children to come
after her. For the first time,
she found that they would not
obey her.

She flapped her wings, and
cried, "Come here, all of you!
Jump upon this stone, as I did.
We can then jump to the other
side. Come, now!"

"O mother! we can't, we
can't, we can't!" said all the
little chickens.

"Yes you can, if you try,"
said the old hen. "Just flap
your wings, as I did, and you
can jump over."

"I am flapping my wings,"
said Chippy, who stood by him-
self; "but I can't jump any bet-
ter than I could before/'

FIRST READER.

91

LESSON LXII.

chirped JievYr indeed

slo\v'l\' re'al Iv

\

brood began'

id n't

use
door
bite
piege

X

.

•'

"

never saw sneli children,
said the old hen. "Von don't
(TV at all."

•

•• \Ye can't jump so far, moth-
er. Indeed we can't, we can't!
chirped the little chickens.

-Well." said the old hen, -
must iriv«' it up." So she jumped
hack to the bank, and walkrd
slowly home with her brood.

92 ECLECTIC SERIES.

"I think mother asked too
much of us," said one little chick-
en to the others.

"Well, I tried," said Chippy.

"We didn't," said the others;
"it was of no use to try."

When they got home, the old
hen began to look about for
something to eat. She soon
found, near the back door, a
piece of bread.

So she called the chickens,
and they all ran up to her,
each one trying to get a bite
at the piece of bread.

"No, no!" said the old hen.
"This bread is for Chippy. He
is the only one of my children
that really tried to jump to the
stone."

FIR XT J;I:M>ER.

LESSON LXIII.

waste

Irani

last *l;itrs write

neat takVn clean

readier pSr'ents

\\V have romr to tlir last 1< --
son in this hook. \Yr lia\r lin-
ishod the I^irst

94 ECLECTIC SERIES.

You can now read all the les-
sons in it, and can write them
on your slates.

Have you taken good care of
your book? Children should al-
ways keep their books neat and
clean.

Are you not glad to be ready
for a new book?

Your parents are very kind to
send you to school. If you are
good, and if you try to learn,
your teacher will love you, and
you will please your parents.

Be kind to all, and do not
waste your time in school.

When you go home, you may
ask your parents to get you a
Second Reader.

PHONIC CHART.

LONG VOCALS.

ii, us in atr.

a,

a.

a.

e,

• •are.
arm.
last.

..

eve.

e, as in err.

I " ice.

0. ode.

u. use.

n. I turn.

o7>. " tool.

SHORT VOCALS.

a, as in am.

end,

in.

, as n

u.

up.

DIPHTHONGS

oi, ov, as in nil. IH.V. mi. o\v. as in out. IK»\V

\si-i I:\TKS

f, as in I'll'r.

li, him.

k. kit.-.

p. '• pip,-.

S, >ainc.

t. as in tat.

si i. >ln"'

di. chat.

til. tlnck.

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FIRST READER.

SUBVOCALS.

b, as in bib.
did.

d,
g>

n,

in,

ng,

a
a

a
a
tt

gg-

v, as in valve,
th, " this.

nine.

maim. w.

hang.

1, as in lull.

i

SUBSTITUTES.

tt

a

Z1Q€.

azure,
rare,
we.
yet.

A

L\JL

tt

U) CA/O 11

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there.

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k, "

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it

a, "

feint.

c "

V»

s, »

§ite.

i,

"

e, "

police.

5n? "

sh, "

ghaige.

I,

tt

e, »

sir.

«h, "

k, "

chaos.

6,

tt

u, "

son.

g, "

i "

gem.

P,

tt

00, "

to.

n, "

ng, "

ink.

9,

tt

do, "

wolf.

§, "

z, "

a§.

A

tt

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fork.

s, "

sh, "

sure.

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A

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work.

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full.

gh, «

f, »

laugh.

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rude.

ph, "

f, «

phlox.

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fly.

qu, "

k, "

pique.

qu, for kw, as in quit.